The Trench
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The Trench is a 1999 British war film depicting the experiences of young soldiers in the days leading up to the Battle of the Somme during World War I.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| La trinchera | 1 |
| The Trench canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9204895 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Trench Context triple: [Abigail Cruttenden, notableWork, The Trench]
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A.
The Trench
The Trench is a harrowing World War I painting by German artist Otto Dix that graphically depicts the devastation and brutality of trench warfare.
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B.
The Trench
The Trench is a powerful mural by Mexican artist José Clemente Orozco that starkly depicts the human cost and brutality of war during the Mexican Revolution.
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C.
The Face of War
The Face of War is a collection of Martha Gellhorn’s vivid, first-hand war reportage spanning multiple conflicts in the mid-20th century.
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D.
All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front is a 2022 German anti-war film, adapted from Erich Maria Remarque’s novel, that portrays the harrowing experiences of German soldiers during World War I.
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E.
The General Died at Dawn
The General Died at Dawn is a 1936 American adventure drama film starring Gary Cooper and Madeleine Carroll, noted for its political intrigue set in war-torn China.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Trench Target entity description: The Trench is a 1999 British war film depicting the experiences of young soldiers in the days leading up to the Battle of the Somme during World War I.
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A.
The Trench
The Trench is a harrowing World War I painting by German artist Otto Dix that graphically depicts the devastation and brutality of trench warfare.
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B.
The Trench
The Trench is a powerful mural by Mexican artist José Clemente Orozco that starkly depicts the human cost and brutality of war during the Mexican Revolution.
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C.
The Face of War
The Face of War is a collection of Martha Gellhorn’s vivid, first-hand war reportage spanning multiple conflicts in the mid-20th century.
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D.
All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front is a 2022 German anti-war film, adapted from Erich Maria Remarque’s novel, that portrays the harrowing experiences of German soldiers during World War I.
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E.
The General Died at Dawn
The General Died at Dawn is a 1936 American adventure drama film starring Gary Cooper and Madeleine Carroll, noted for its political intrigue set in war-torn China.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Giles Nuttgens ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfRelease | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts | trench warfare ⓘ |
| director | William Boyd ⓘ |
| editedBy | Jim Clark ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Luxembourg
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
war film ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Ben Whishaw
ⓘ
Cillian Murphy ⓘ Daniel Craig ⓘ Danny Dyer ⓘ James D'Arcy ⓘ Julian Rhind-Tutt ⓘ Paul Nicholls ⓘ |
| mainSubject | experiences of young British soldiers ⓘ |
| musicBy | Jennie Muskett ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | final 48 hours before the Battle of the Somme ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
life in the trenches
ⓘ
psychological effects of impending battle ⓘ |
| producer |
Duncan Reid
ⓘ
Jacqueline Kerrin ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 98 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | William Boyd ⓘ |
| setInEvent | Battle of the Somme ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | World War I ⓘ |
| stars |
Adrian Lukis
ⓘ
Ben Whishaw ⓘ Cillian Murphy ⓘ Daniel Craig ⓘ Danny Dyer ⓘ James D'Arcy ⓘ Julian Rhind-Tutt ⓘ Paul Nicholls ⓘ Steve Speirs ⓘ |
| writer | William Boyd ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Trench Description of subject: The Trench is a 1999 British war film depicting the experiences of young soldiers in the days leading up to the Battle of the Somme during World War I.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: The Trench